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Melba Leighton 1920 - 1984

Melba Leighton of Lewiston, Androscoggin County, ME was born on August 14, 1920, and died at age 63 years old in April 1984.

Melba Leighton
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Lewiston, Androscoggin County, ME 04240
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August 14, 1920
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Updated: October 2, 2011
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In 1920, in the year that Melba Leighton was born, on January 1, over 6000 people were arrested and put in prison because they were suspected of being communists. . Many had to be released in a few weeks and only 3 guns were found in their homes. The U.S. Department of Justice "red hunt" netted thousands of "radicals" and suspected "communists" and aliens were deported. But the "hunt" ended after Attorney General Palmer forecast a massive radical uprising on May Day and the day passed without incident.
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In 1935, Melba was merely 15 years old when on August 14, the Social Security Act was signed into law. The purpose was to "provide federal assistance to those unable to work". The law established the Social Security Administration whose primary focus was to "provide aid for the elderly, the unemployed, and children". The Act survived many Supreme Court challenges and the Administration continues until today.
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